Would removing tax breaks for landlords increase home supply?

[Marty Boardman]

I just read a post in Forbes written by John Wake that argues for removing tax breaks for landlords. Here's a quote from the article:

"Before we consider increasing taxes on investors of single-family houses in the United States, however, we should first try leveling the playing field and stop giving any tax breaks at all to landlords that live-in owners don’t get. Everyone gets tax breaks on the one house they live in and own, but zero tax breaks on any other houses they own."

He argues this would help to stabilize home prices and increase the homeownership rate. What do you think?

Here's a link to the full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/j...